Indian Summer! There have been no more beautiful days than we've had recently.

Sitemeter Sez: Visitors from Sao Paulo, Brazil; Sonoma, California; New York City, New York; Villahermosa, Mexico; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Huntingtown, Maryland; Kaunas, Lithuania; Marbella, Spain (near Barcelona); Mexicali, Mexico; Haverstraw, New York; Coventry, Connecticut and Torren, Mexico

Check out ROCK against Reaganomics at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW --Launching NOW! Outre Space Cinema -- Featuring: 1930's Rocketry, Spitfires of the Spaceways and Cellulose to Celluloid, Flash Gordon in the Saturday Matinees and Sunday Comics.





Many thanks to Jim Keefe (Visit his Website) -- the LAST Flash Gordon illustrator of the 20th Century, and Flash's first illustrator of the 21st, for his recommendations -- HERE!

Charity Alert: Check into Terra Sigilata blog -- donate $$$ to cancer patients just by clicking onto the site. Keep that Resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: Current shows at the Hockaday Museum of Art include Rails, Trails, and A Road -- honoring the 75th Anniversary of Going To The Sun Road in Glacier National Park, plus Ace Powell -- Ace of Diamonds and Native American Interpretations from our permanent collection.
Artist to Artist and Water Rights seminars at the college later today.

Ch-Ch_Changes: Rick Wright of Pink Floyd passed away after a fast-acting attack of cancer.

The Public Has Spoken:
Pink Floyd represents Progressive Rock to at least two generations of music fans. This mashup shows Richard Wright in action on his keyboard, along with the rear cover of Ummagumma -- the album which re-introduced the band to the USA in 1969 (I have worn out several copies of BOTH vinyl discs.) all lying on top of the gigantic Pompeii performance movie which secured their popularity throughout the world. Their story is well-known -- Hyper creative guitarist Syd Barrett formed the original Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Waters, and organist Rick Wright. After a series of nervous breakdowns, Barrett was replaced by guitarist David Gilmour during the making of Saucerful of Secrets. Over a decade later, Waters tried to disband Pink Floyd, but the others vetoed THAT idea, and relaunched the group with Gilmour as new leader. I understand that Waters is back with the group in some respect, after doing several brilliant albums on his own, and even an opera.
Wright was absolutely essential, no matter who acted as front man, and Pink Floyd will never be the same -- RIP Mr. Wright, your contributions were loved and appreciated.